Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.989 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia is 0.989 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia peaked at 1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.899 units per person, in 1990.
That places Colombia 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.899 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.9184 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9213 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9243 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9272 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.912 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.933 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9359 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9387 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9415 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.952 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.985 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.949 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.951 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.953 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.968 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.957 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.96 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.968 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.961 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.968 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.967 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.97 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.978 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.978 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.982 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.984 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.985 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.985 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.994 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.997 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.987 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.989 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9251 units per person | 0.899 units per person | 0.9415 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9604 units per person | 0.949 units per person | 0.985 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9791 units per person | 0.967 units per person | 0.994 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9946 units per person | 0.987 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Colombia was 0.989 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.899 units per person in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
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- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.